HOF GMs Wolf And Polian Split On The Winston Mariota Debate

SI.com’s Peter King served up a warm plate of his Monday Morning Quarterback column today, and as been the case of late, it came with a small slice of Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston on the side.

King spoke to Hall of Fame general manager former Colts top dog Bill Polian, and also former Bucs GM Ron Wolf about Tampa Bay’s upcoming decision in the 2015 NFL Draft. Both GMs have been been in the Bucs’ situation, and both ended up identifying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Polian with Peyton Manning and Wolf who saw the potential of Brett Favre.

Polian told King it was very close, but preferred Mariota by a small Margin, and Wolf said the same thing but preferred Jameis Winston.

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Mark Cook currently is the director of editorial content and Bucs beat writer and has written for PewterReport.com since 2011. Cook has followed the Buccaneers since 1977 when he first began watching football with his Dad and is fond of the 1979 Bucs team that came within 10 points of going to a Super Bowl. His favorite Bucs game is still the 1979 divisional playoff win 24-17 over the Eagles. In his spare time Cook enjoys playing guitar, fishing, surfing and family time at the beach. In addition, Cook can be found in front of a television or in Doak Campbell any time the FSU Seminoles are playing. Cook is a native of Pinecrest in Eastern Hillsborough County and has written for numerous publications including the Tampa Tribune, In the Field and Ya'll Magazine. Cook can be reached at mark@pewterreport.com